Thank you to @_munroe for the new cover! Austin is on the run after kidnapping his little sister, "Pixie", the only thing he cares about and the only person he loves. His life consists of making money any way he can, staying alive, staying hidden, and taking care of the deeply traumatized 5-year-old. In a van that serves as both transportation and home, they're biding their time on the streets of Dallas, Texas until Austin's 18th birthday, when he hopes to adopt Pixie and save her from the nightmare that was both of their lives. Then along comes Rory, an aspiring ballerina who's falling apart behind her graceful facade. She enters Austin's life by chance and gives him something new to hold onto. From completely different worlds, they complicate each other's lives, but they might just end up saving each other.

Maddie Haze is pretty much your average girl. Aside from the fact that her family died when she was little leaving her with her mother's former boyfriend. Her mother's past is unclear to her. She doesn't know her father or any family relatives. It's simply a mystery to her. A mystery she wants to unfold. On the other hand, Jett Harris is miserable. He's stuck with an abusive foster family and is being bullied in school. He isn't doing good and he's pretty much tired of his life. That is until he meets Maddie. After an unexpected and slightly shady encounter, the two of them work their way into Maddie's past and Jett's issues. A shady encounter, a baffling adventure, a judgemental society and two damned hearts. Will life grant them their wishes? Will they build each other's broken hearts or will they end up piercing one another with those broken shards?

Charlotte's father works for the government-she's seen enough troubled children to last her a lifetime. When a picture of a boy, who'd been missing for seventeen years, surfaces in a local store...everything changes. Kidnapped just hours after his birth, Jasper's captor held him hostage in the cellar of her home for seventeen years. He is found and rescued by none other than Jack Chandler, Charlotte's father. Right away, he's slapped with a label: a lost cause. Therapists turn him away when he fails to meet ends with them. The perpetual search for his parents hits countless dead ends. Just when everyone's seemed to give up on him, Charlotte takes matters into her own hands. She makes it her goal to save him, no matter the consequences.

|| Featured FREE story with exclusive paid chapters - previously a paid story || When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Apricity [a-PRIS-i-tee]: The warmth of the sun in winter Briar Elizabeth Maddox Became a social outcast over the summer and now her used-to-be friends treat her no better than the dirt under their shoes. But no matter what she's been through, she's still our sunshine girl, always treating life with a positive attitude. Roman Dean Castro Well... he's definitely got an attitude. His main focus is basketball and he has no time for anyone else's crap. Being the new kid in town just brings him unwanted attention. With his social skills hanging by a thread, it's a wonder how he's quickly considered one of the school's biggest heartthrobs. It's their senior year. With Roman being the way he is, his teacher decides he needs a positive influence in his life. And what better influence is there than our sweet girl star student Briar Maddox? COVER BY: @meha-k

Isabella Hughes is forced to leave everything that she knew in Los Angeles, and attend the most prestigious boarding school for the rich. She is rather excited to see what the school holds for her, however she crosses paths with the boy who she despised as a child. The feeling is mutual to Liam Kingston, but when they are almost forced to spend time with each other, not everything turns out to what they expected.

𝐆𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏𝐘 𝐗 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄 Elijah West is a stubborn, moody asshole who overall dislikes other people. After Carter Sakuna (quite literally) runs into him, he finds her mysterious, loud and overall super annoying. At least that's what he told himself. So then how did he end up falling in love with her? 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬: grumpy x sunshine only soft for her boy obsessed teasing comedy